Springfield

Threat Against Gov. Nixon "Not Credible," Says Mo. Hwy. Patrol

Marshall Griffin — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:11:09 +0000

A rumored threat made against Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) has turned out to be false, according to the State Highway Patrol.

It centered on alleged comments in which someone was quoted as saying they wanted to hire someone to kill the governor. MSHP Captain Tim Hull says they wrapped up their investigation this afternoon.

“Information was gathered by (the) Springfield Police Department of a possible threat

Mo. High Court Will Not Hear Smoking Ban Challenge

The Associated Press — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:37:58 +0000

The Missouri Supreme Court will not hear a legal challenge to Springfield's smoking ban, officially ending a lawsuit filed by a bar owner.

Attorney Jonathan Sternberg says the state Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a legal challenge by Jean Doublin, owner of Ruthie's Bar in Springfield.

In June, an appeals court rejected Sternberg's argument that the Springfield law conflicts with the state's clean air act. He says a provision in the state law allows smoking in bars and taverns, which overrides the Springfield law.

Bringing Springfield's Photos Back To Life

Coburn Dukehart — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:54:34 +0000

The first photography staff at the Illinois State Journal carried heavy, clumsy and slow Speed Graphic cameras. They shot on glass plates, and only had a few precious exposures to use throughout their day.

After their images were published in the 1920s and '30s, the glass plates were boxed up and effectively lost in the newspaper archives.

Retrial designed to give Lincoln assassination co-conspirator the voice she never had

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:30:37 +0000

On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt became the first woman executed by the federal government when she was hanged for her role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Surratt owned the boarding house in Washington, D.C. where many of the conspirators lived and met. Her own son John was an active participant in the plot. But the depth of her involvement was as hotly debated then as it is now.

A unique collaboration allowed Illinois residents to be a part of that debate and to rewrite a small part of history, if just for the night.

Appeals court: No forced meds for Tucson suspect at Mo. facility

The Associated Press — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:29:15 +0000

An appeals court has ordered federal prison officials to temporarily stop forcing anti-psychotic drugs on the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage.

The brief order from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came late Friday after Jared Lee Loughner's lawyers appealed a ruling allowing him to be medicated.